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William E Read 1872 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1872

Birth Location: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 15 November 1895

Death Location: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Emma Spaulding

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The story of William E Read began in 1872 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America. William E Read passed away in 1895 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William E Read began in 1872 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • William E Read passed away in 1895 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1872 – 1895
Birth Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Read
1842 – 1920
Chautauqua County New York, USA
Emma Spaulding
1851 – 1878
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Eliza (Ann) Ferguson
1813 – 1878
Otsego County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Mary Thompson
1776 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
William Ferguson
1748 – 1818
Jannett Hood
1749 –
George Thompson
1740 – 1783
Mary Crossett
1746 –

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1872
21 June 1872
Birth of William E Read in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
1895
15 November 1895
Age 23
Death of William E Read in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 June 1872
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1895
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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